Consider the following statements about Punjab Public Service Commission 1 Punjab Public Service Com...........

Punjab Polity and Governance

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Consider the following statements about Punjab Public Service Commission.

1.Punjab Public Service Commission shifted its office from Lahore to Shimla after partition in 1948.

2.Following the merger of the states of Punjab and PEPSU, it shifted to Patiala on 1st November, 1956.

3.The Present Chairperson of Commission was Sh Surinder SIngh .

Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1 and 2 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 3 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Joint Public Service Commission, the precursor of the Punjab Public Service Commission, with its writ running from the Khyber Pass to the Jamuna near Delhi, was born at Lahore on May 1,1937.In the wake of the partition, the Punjab Public Service Commission resurged in February, 1948, at Shimla with its revised jurisdiction extending over the then province of East Punjab. Following the merger of the states of Punjab and PEPSU, it shifted to Patiala on 1st November, 1956.On 1st November, 1966, its territorial jurisdiction again decreased due to the formation of the states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.The Present Chairperson of Commission was Sh Surinder Singh